شَهد الظِّرفُ والأدبْ

لك بالمجد والحسبْ

Good manners and politeness

Bear you witness of glory and nobility

يا شقيقَ النَّدى الذي

عنده المال يُنْتَهب

O brother of generosity whose

Wealth is there to be plundered

والذي سلّمت له

فضلَها العُجْم والعَرَبْ

And to whom

Non-Arabs and Arabs have submitted their superiority

إنّما الجود خيرُه

ما أتى يَسبِق الطَّلب

Verily, the best of generosity

Is that which precedes request